Symbol

TIP120

NPN Darlington transistor — 5A, 60V, high gain for motor driving

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Paste this into Claude Code (VS Code panel, Adom editor, or terminal) to install:

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Category Transistor
Library Transistor_BJT
Symbol TIP120
Pins 3
Package TO-220
Schematic Symbol

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TIP120

Symbol: TIP120 Library: Transistor_BJT Category: Transistor Pins: 3 Package: TO-220

Description

The TIP120 is an NPN Darlington pair rated for 5A, 60V with minimum gain of 1000. Built-in flyback diode. A few mA from GPIO switches motors, solenoids, relays. Classic for Arduino motor projects. TO-220.

KiCad Library Reference

This symbol is from the official KiCad Transistor_BJT library. Full identifier: Transistor_BJT:TIP120

To use in your project:

  1. Open the Symbol Library Manager in KiCad
  2. Search for TIP120
  3. Place the symbol in your schematic

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